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been crying since we got home. She needs her daddy."

+8 Points >

Something about her tone grated on my nerves. Or perhaps it was the word "daddy" that now carried such weight after what I had learned about Lily's mug.

"I can't come right now," I replied curtly. "Olivia is unwell."

"But Emma-"

"I said I can't come," I interrupted, my patience wearing thin. "Handle it, Victoria."

I ended the call and turned off my phone, returning my attention to Olivia. Her breathing had evened out, the sedative taking effect. I brushed a strand of hair from her face, my touch gentle.

"I'm sorry," I whispered, though I knew she couldn't hear me. "For everything."

(Victoria's POV)

I stared at my phone in disbelief as Ethan hung up on me. He had never spoken

to me that way before, never dismissed me so coldly.

"What did he say, Mommy?" Emma asked, her eyes still red from crying. "Is Daddy coming?"

I forced a smile, though rage boiled inside me. "Daddy is busy right now, sweetheart. He'll come see us soon."

I turned back to the surveillance feed on my tablet, watching as Ethan tenderly

Olivia in their bedroom at Imperial Gardens. Aaron

system provided a perfect

nails dug into my palms

expression softer than I had ever seen

I muttered, pacing

maintained-that Ethan

looked at

Emma whined,

patience snapping. "Not now, Emma! Can't you see I'm

lower lip trembled, her eyes filling with fresh

shouted, my hand

and hurt written across her face.

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sobbing loudly.

+8 Points

back to the surveillance feed, too consumed by jealousy to follow her. On

already dialing another

(Ethan's POV)

Olivia was sleeping peacefully, I left Imperial Gardens with a clear purpose in mind. The broken pieces of Lily's mug

parking outside the Howling Clay Pottery Studio. The lights were still on inside, and I found

surprise evident in her voice.

mug," I said without preamble. "I need to find all

her kind eyes. "Of course. The trash receptacle

Poor Lily worked so hard

cut deeper than any accusation could have. This elderly she-wolf

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